Peg top



J n 2,- 1932- A. c. MURRAY 8 PEG TOP Filed June 10, 1930 Patented Jan. 12, 1932 UNITED; STATES ALEXANDER COLINIMURRAY, or TIMARU, NEW ZEALAND PEG- TOP Application filed June 10, 1930, Serial No. 460,232, and in New Zealand September 9, 1929.

This invention relates to peg tops adapted for spinning by meansof a cord wound thereon, and has for its object the provision ot improvements in said tops, designed to afford increased amusement to those spinning same.

According to the invention, the top is formed with a chamber which opens through .its upper surface to receive an inner member, which, prior to spinning the top is retained in the latter by the cord wound thereon for the purpose of spinning same,- said inner member upon the top being spun,being pro- ..jected from the latter by the actionof -an .scending to the ground or other Isurface,and H i the form ejector located within thetop. I

The inner, member upon being pro ected from the spinning top, also spins,.and is 1 formed so as to continue spinning upondesaid inner member can comprise a smaller top, or a device provided with propeller blades and a stem, while the e]ector can cone,

sist of a metal or. a rubber spring, or a sliding stem formed. as a continuation- 0f peg of the top.

In the accompanying tion with which the invention will be further described Fig. 1 is avertical section of a top formed andadapted for according to the invention use as an-ordinary top, [Fig.2 is a similar View to that shown in Fig. 1, but showing an inner member, in a smaller top, fitted; in the. main ri I Figs. 3 and .4 are part sectional elevations illustrating alternativetorms of springs,

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectionof a top with which a propeller bladed; inner members used, 7

Fig. 6 illustrates the propellerbladed device and a Fig. 7"shows said device fitted inthe top. Referring to Fig. 1 the top '1 is hollowed out as shown, and contains a' coiled spring 2,

which can be securedin the top by being fitted tightly in the recess 3 at the bottom of the I top, or by being formed to press tightlyover an upward extension of the peg 4 as in the case of the volute'spring Fig. 3. Instead drawings in conjunc-.

l thetop 1.

ledge 1 spring, said cup being formed either forforcmg over and on the upper extension eta of the peg 4 or for entry into and retention in the recess 3, in a similar manner to the coiled spring 2. Both the coiled spring 2 and the rubber spring 5 can increase-in diameter upwards to more readily receive and accommof date the member to be placed in the top 1. A cover 6 witha knob 6a thereon is provided to fit tightly in the upper portion of the hollow interior of the top 1, to enable the'latter toibe used as an ordinary top.

A flange 7 on the peg 4 projects beyond the bottom of" the top 1 to prevent the cord ,8

thereon. I I

The inner member to be inserted in the top 1 can. comprise a smaller top 9 (Fig. 2) the peg and lower portion of which are vinserted in the coiled spring 2 or the rubber spring 5, the spring-being compressed by forcingthe top 9 into the top 1, the former being retained in the latter and the, spring lreptcom'pressecl by the cord 8 which is looped on the knob 9a of the top 9, and Wound on The top 1 eitherwith the cover 6 or the.

top 9 therein is spun in the usual manner, and; H 7 when thetop 9 is used, the impactcof the top 1 with theground or surface on Which it is being spun and the removal of thecord 8 by the action of spinning, combined with the r v expansion of the spring, results'in the smaller top 9abeing projected upwards from the top r '1 tospin in the'air, ,and also on the ground or other surface when it descends on to the latter. V

In the form of the inventionillustratedin Figs. 5, '6,and 7, the top 1 contains anupper.

recess 10. and a stem 11; on the lower end of j which is the peg 4. The .stemll is slidable through the top 1, its np vard movement through the latter being limited by the flange dd on the peg 4, and its downward movement through the topbeing limited bythe turned over upper end 1 111 1, engaging the internal.

The inner member to beusedin, the

When the propeller bladed device 13 is in serted in the recess 10, the lower end of the stem 14 enters a ferrule 20 secured on the upper end of the stem 11, or it can enter the latter if the diameter thereof permits it to.

be bored to receive said stem 14, the insertion of the stem 14 in the ferrule 20, or in the up per end of the stem 11, being necessary to void tilting of the propellerbladed device" 13, and thepullingof thela-Uter out of the recess 10 under'the action of the cord 8 when same is looped on the upper end of-the stem 14 and wound on the top 1' preparatory to p nning the latter. he e try of the stem 4 in o the errul .20, or into the upper end of the stem 11, forces the latter downwards,

to cause the peg-4 to be projected well Clear of the top, To spin the top with the propeller bladed device 13 therein the cord 8 is loo ed.

7 on the upper end'of the stem 14 of the devlce' 3 and wound 'on the top 1, the latter thenbemg spun in the usual manner Upon the top striking the ground or other surface on which it is being spun, and following removal of -theco1'd 8 which occurs during the action of spinning, the peg 4 and stem 11 are struck suddenly upwards and project the device 13 upwards from the top, said device owing to its propeller bladeformation, and the spinning motion imparted thereto by the-top 1,

spinning and sailing through the air I and finally spinnlng on its stem 14 on the ground orother surface when it descends on tothe latter.

If desired, a spring 17 (shown dotted Fig.

7) can be placed in the recess 19 aroundthe ferrule 20 or the upper end of the stem 11, said sprmgl'? before compression extending aboveithe top and being compressed on the ledge 12 by downward n'lovement of'the device 13 upon the insertion of thelatter in the top, andbeing held compressed by the cord 8 which retains the device 13 in the recess 10 until such time as the top 1 is spun, when the spring 17 is allowed to expand andfatssists in'projecting or expelling thedevice'lfil from the top 1, or if a sliding stem 11 be not'us'ed said spring. 17 is solely responsible for the projection or expulsion of the member 18. r

In order to prevent the cord '8 from-slipping off the lower end of the top 1, a ferrule 1S'with a flange 18a is fitted in the lower end of the top so that the flange 18aprojects beyond said lower end.

In order to produce humming or musical interior of the latter.

3. A peg top as in claim 1, wherein the ejector ompr'ises a stem sl-idable inthe top and having the peg of the latter formed thereon.- V V 4:- ;ll peg top as-in claim l wherein the ejector comprises a spring secured at itslow; er end to the top and shaped to receive the inner member. 1

5. A peg top as in claim 1, wherein the inner member comprises a small top inserted in the 'main top and wherein the ejector is shaped to accommodate the lower portion of and is compressedbetween said smaller top and the main top. w

6. A pegtopas in claim 1, wherein the ejector comprises a stem slidable in the top and having the peg of the latter formed thereon, and having a recess in the upper end thereof, and wherein the member inserted in the top comprises a propeller bladed device. having a stem'upon the upper end of which the cord is looped, and having a lower end for insertion in the said recess.

7, A peg top formed with a chamber opening through its upper surface, an ejector mounted'inthe said chamber'and comprising astem slidable in the top and having the peg of the said top formed thereon and having a recess inthe upper end thereof; a member, inserted in the said chamber and held therein against the action of the said ejector by cordwound on the top, for spinning the same, the said member comprising a pro peller-bladed device having a stem upon the havinga-lower end for insertion in the said recess, the said'pegtop having a ledge adjacent its upper surface, and a spring inserted in the top between the ledge and propellerblad'e'd device,the said spring surrounding the upper end of the sliding stem and the sound or sounds, the [top 1 or/and the cap 6."-

or inner member can be provided with'a hole or holes, or attachments'can be utilized for said purpose.

upper end of which the cord is looped, and a 

